Noun: limes
| Singular | limes |
| Plural | limites |
Sample Sentences
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Their presence in the late fourth century on the River Main (immediately to the east of the Roman limes) is documented in Roman sources, as are their wars with the Alemanni. [2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 92:]
Etymology
From Latin līmes. Doublet of limit. See: Latin Nouns '
līmes'.